We are not corrupt, angry councillors tell tribunal judges

WE’RE not corrupt — that was the strong message Cork politicians sent to the Flood Tribunal yesterday.

We are not corrupt, angry councillors tell tribunal judges

Angry Cork councillors took grave exception to one of the tribunal judges declaring last week that planning irregularities were common in all local authorities.

The judge said to one witness: “were you not aware that all councils were at it?” But there was no way Cork County Councillors were going to take this criticism and they passed a motion yesterday calling on the Flood Tribunal judges to stop making comments of this nature. Fianna Fáil Cllr Vivian O’Callaghan said it was totally inappropriate for the Flood Tribunal judge to say he knew what was going on throughout the country.

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